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knew this section the flower's had all a very starry appearance, 
and the segment® had wide spaces between, them. The ten¬ 
dency now is to get varieties with very broad overlapping 
segments similar to those of the bicolor types. The difficulty 
of classifying all the types now to- be found continues to in¬ 
crease owing to the large number of hybrids between totally 
distinct-looking specie® that have been raised. 
For instance, we might mention Agnes Harvey, a lovely pure 
white medium-crowned Daffodil that has been, raised from N. 
Leedsii and N. triandrus. The effect of the latter may be 
seen in the two flowers Avhiclr each stem usually bears. (See 
illustration.) On the other hand, Gloria. Mundi is a well- 
known variety of the N. incomparabilis type, with a. large 
orange crown and clear yellow segments. It is useful as a 
bedder on account of the rich colour of the crown and the 
large size of the flower. Belonging to tire same section, is 
Lucifer, quite a new variety, with a beautifully refined flower 
and rich orange chalice supported by creamy-white segments. 
Peach is a beautiful new variety, with creamy segment® and 
an orange-apricot chalice. 
A very massive flower of the modern type, and which may 
he classed as one of the forms of N. Leedsii, is White Lady, 
which has broad over-lapping segments and a. short pale yellow 
chalice. It would almost seem a® if this type had been de¬ 
rived from a. bicolor trumpet in order to get the overlapping 
white segments. A very striking flower is Una, which re¬ 
semble® a starfish. The flower is drooping face down,wards, 
with very long segments spreading horizontally, and a pale 
bell-shaped chalice with a narrow orange rim and glaucous 
foliage. A lovely form of N. Leiedsii is Ariadne, with white 
segment® and a, pale lemon chalice. Mrs. Langtry has white 
segments and a pale lemon chalice, hut after a time the latter 
become® white with the exception, of the margin,, so that the 
variety is a delicately coloured Picotee-edged flower. 
We noted several double varieties, but as they are already 
well known we took notes of only a few of them. Codlin® and 
Cream was in, very fine 1 condition. The flower is of great, size, 
and is creamy, with a, sulphur flush in, the centre. A very 
fine form of medium-crowned Daffodil isi James Bateman, with 
broad overlapping white segments and a bell-shaped yellow 
cup. George Nicholson would belong to thei same category, 
for the segments are unusually overlapping and white, while 
the chalice is short, wide and bright yellow. Leedsii Gem, 
although one of the oldest of this section, is still a beautiful 
white flower, with a, bell-shaped yellow chalice. Duchess of 
^ erin.inster is one of ihose belonging to the same class which 
lias acquired a certain notoriety as a bedder. The starry 
"‘kite segments are very long and the chalice is pale lemon. 
The plant is, tall, and dances about very gracefully with every 
breeze of wind. 
A very distinct and pretty variety is Salmouette, with 
"’kite segments and an orange-salmon crown. Lady Godiva 
lias a clear yellow chalice with a broad orange rim. It may 
almost be described as a large flower of tire N. Barrii type. 
Queen Catherine has sulphur segments and a large widely- 
expanded golden chalice. Another very beautiful medium- 
ciowned Daffodil isi Princess Ida, having white segments and a, 
pale lemon trumpet fading to white! with a lemon rim. This 
juight also be said to be one of the Picotee-edged varieties. 
Princess Mary has creamy segments with an orange rim to the 
w Lite chalice. N. Leedsii Palmerston was only 9 in. high when 
wei saw it, and had narrow white segments with a lemon chalice. 
Short-crowned Daffodils.— It only remains now for us to 
mention a number of the short-crowned Daffodils which took 
oru fancy out, of a large number. A number of varieties of N. 
poeticus are already in, bloom, including N. p. Cassandra,, 
laving wide overlapping pure white segments and a broad 
scar et rim to the crown. It is one of the best of the new 
varieties of this section, and retains its delicious fragrance. 
ne o the loveliest of the N. Burbidgei type is Vivid, having 
v i © segment® and a short erect cup entirely .orange-scarlet 
to theiba.se. N. p. oroatus has done well, but, of course, it is 
one of the earliest in its section. N. Barrii conspicuous still 
remains one of the best and most floriferous in it® section. 
Another one, which may be placed alongside of it is Mrs. C. 
Bowley, with pale sulphur segments and a short orange crown. 
It is certainly a veiy pretty one. Falstaff is a very pretty 
variety of the Burbidgei type, with a narrow orange rim to, the 
cup. Equally handsome is Flora, Wilson, having white seg¬ 
ments and a, yellow cup edged with scarlet. 
Quite of another type is Nelsoni Strongbow, which shows 
the wonderful effect which modern hybridisation lias had upon 
this as 1 well as other types. The segments are white and the 
Phaius Humblotii albus. 
trumpet golden yellow. It is 1 in. wide, being practically 
as wide as long, and therefore markedly different from all the 
older vanities in this section. The stems and foliage are 
quite dwarf, like N. Nelsoni itself. A very distinct Daffodil 
also is N. tridymus The Twins, as it usually bears two flowers 
on, a stem, having white segments and a bell-shaped golden 
trumpet 1 in. long. The double Campernelle (Narcissus odora- 
t-us plenus) was flowering freely, quite unaffected by weather 
of any sort. The globular blooms are made up of a large 
number of long and short segments of a bright golden-yellow. 
Earlj^ Tulips.—The collection of early Tulips is also in full 
bloom, and contains many excellent varieties that are not so 
well known as some of those which have acquired popularity 
for spring bedding. Very distinct is Princess Wilhelmina, a. 
large pointed flower of a beautiful cerise-rose, with white base 
